Electronic device comprising heat transfer member having metal plate and heat transfer material coupled thereto

ABSTRACT

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device comprising a shielding structure which is arranged on the periphery of an electronic component, and which has an improved heat-radiating performance. The electronic device comprises: a circuit board; a non-elastic shielding member arranged on one surface of the circuit board, the non-elastic shielding member having a concave portion and an opening formed on a part of the concave portion; a processor contained in the concave portion and arranged on the one surface so as to correspond to the opening; a first heat transfer member arranged to contact the outer surface of the processor in at least a partial area of the opening; an elastic shielding member arranged on the periphery of the opening; and a second heat transfer member arranged to contact the first heat transfer member and the elastic shielding member. The second heat transfer member comprises a metal plate and a heat transfer material having a thermal conductivity higher than 1W/mK. The heat transfer material may be coupled to the metal plate. The present invention may further comprise various other embodiments.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application is a continuation application of an Internationalapplication No. PCT/KR2019/002280, filed on Feb. 25, 2019, which wasbased on and claimed the benefit of a Korean patent application number10-2018-0021869, filed on Feb. 23, 2018, in the Korean IntellectualProperty Office, the disclosure of each of which is incorporated byreference herein in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic deviceincluding a shielding structure disposed around electronic parts andhaving high heat dissipation performance.

BACKGROUND ART

With advances in the performance of electronic parts disposed inelectronic devices, the amount of heat that is generated by theelectronic parts also continually increases. Heat generated byelectronic parts may be a factor that causes malfunction of electronicdevices, so there is continuous demand for technology for efficientlytransmitting and discharging heat that is generated by electronic parts.

Further, electronic parts generate electromagnetic waves and theelectromagnetic waves influence other parts of electronic devices, whichmay be a factor that causes malfunction of the electronic devices.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Technical Problem

Electronic devices of the related art block electromagnetic wavesgenerated by electronic parts using a shield can made of a metalmaterial and surrounding the electronic parts.

However, the shield can of the related art prevents the discharge ofheat generated by electronic parts, so the electronic devices have aproblem in that the heat generated by the electronic parts is notefficiently transferred or discharged.

Various embodiments of the disclosure provide an electronic deviceincluding a shielding structure that blocks electromagnetic waves fromelectronic parts and discharges heat from the electronic parts.

Solution to Problem

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosureincludes: a circuit board; an inelastic shield member having a recessionand an opening formed in a portion of the recession, and disposed on onesurface of the circuit board; a an electronic part located in therecession and disposed on the one surface in correspondence to theopening; a first heat transfer member disposed in contact with an outersurface of the process in at least a portion of a region of the opening;an elastic shield member disposed around the opening; and a second heattransfer member disposed in contact with the first heat transfer memberand the elastic shield member, in which the second heat transfer membermay include a metal plate and a heat transfer material having thermalconductivity higher than 1W/mK and the heat transfer material may becoupled to the metal plate.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosureincludes: a circuit board; an inelastic shield member having a recessionand an opening formed in a portion of the recession, and disposed on onesurface of the circuit board; a processor located in the recession anddisposed on the one surface in correspondence to the opening; a firstheat transfer member disposed in contact with an outer surface of theprocess in at least a portion of a region of the opening; an elasticshield member disposed around the opening; and a second heat transfermember disposed in contact with the first heat transfer member and theelastic shield member, in which the second heat transfer member mayinclude a metal plate and a heat transfer material coated on the metalplate and may further include a heat dissipation member disposed on onesurface of the heat transfer material.

A heat transfer member that is disposed around an electronic partaccording to various embodiments of the disclosure includes: a metalplate; and a heat transfer material coupled to the metal plate, in whichone surface of the metal plate may have prominences and recessions, anda primer layer applied to the prominences and recessions and coupled tothe heat transfer material, in which an area of the heat transfermaterial may be larger than an area of the metal plate, in which atleast a portion of an edge region of the heat transfer material mayprotrude in a peripheral direction of the metal plate.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

Various embodiments of the disclosure can block electromagnetic waves ofan electronic part and can quickly discharge heat of the electronicpart.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a networkenvironment according to various embodiments;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a mobile electronic deviceaccording to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic device of FIG.2;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of ashielding structure according to various embodiments;

FIG. 6 is a configuration cross-sectional view schematically showing aportion of an electronic device assembled with a shielding structureaccording to various embodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of an electronicdevice assembled with a shielding structure according to variousembodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a configuration cross-sectional view schematically showing ametal plate of a second heat transfer member according to variousembodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 9 is the result of testing the shielding performance of the metalplate of the second heat transfer member according to variousembodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of an electronicdevice assembled with a shielding structure according to anotherembodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a manufacturing process that combines aheat transfer material and a metal plate; and

FIG. 12A and FIG. 12B are examples of photographing the surface of aheat transfer material having roughness.

MODE FOR THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device 101 in anetwork environment 100 according to various embodiments. Referring toFIG. 1, the electronic device 101 in the network environment 100 maycommunicate with an electronic device 102 via a first network 198 (e.g.,a short-range wireless communication network), or an electronic device104 or a server 108 via a second network 199 (e.g., a long-rangewireless communication network). According to an embodiment, theelectronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 viathe server 108. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101may include a processor 120, memory 130, an input device 150, a soundoutput device 155, a display device 160, an audio module 170, a sensormodule 176, an interface 177, a haptic module 179, a camera module 180,a power management module 188, a battery 189, a communication module190, a subscriber identification module(SIM) 196, or an antenna module197. In some embodiments, at least one (e.g., the display device 160 orthe camera module 180) of the components may be omitted from theelectronic device 101, or one or more other components may be added inthe electronic device 101. In some embodiments, some of the componentsmay be implemented as single integrated circuitry. For example, thesensor module 176 (e.g., a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, or anilluminance sensor) may be implemented as embedded in the display device160 (e.g., a display).

The processor 120 may execute, for example, software (e.g., a program140) to control at least one other component (e.g., a hardware orsoftware component) of the electronic device 101 coupled with theprocessor 120, and may perform various data processing or computation.According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing orcomputation, the processor 120 may load a command or data received fromanother component (e.g., the sensor module 176 or the communicationmodule 190) in volatile memory 132, process the command or the datastored in the volatile memory 132, and store resulting data innon-volatile memory 134. According to an embodiment, the processor 120may include a main processor 121 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU)or an application processor (AP)), and an auxiliary processor 123 (e.g.,a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), asensor hub processor, or a communication processor (CP)) that isoperable independently from, or in conjunction with, the main processor121. Additionally or alternatively, the auxiliary processor 123 may beadapted to consume less power than the main processor 121, or to bespecific to a specified function. The auxiliary processor 123 may beimplemented as separate from, or as part of the main processor 121.

The auxiliary processor 123 may control at least some of functions orstates related to at least one component (e.g., the display device 160,the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) among thecomponents of the electronic device 101, instead of the main processor121 while the main processor 121 is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state,or together with the main processor 121 while the main processor 121 isin an active state (e.g., executing an application). According to anembodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., an image signal processoror a communication processor) may be implemented as part of anothercomponent (e.g., the camera module 180 or the communication module 190)functionally related to the auxiliary processor 123.

The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component(e.g., the processor 120 or the sensor module 176) of the electronicdevice 101. The various data may include, for example, software (e.g.,the program 140) and input data or output data for a command relatedthererto. The memory 130 may include the volatile memory 132 or thenon-volatile memory 134.

The program 140 may be stored in the memory 130 as software, and mayinclude, for example, an operating system (OS) 142, middleware 144, oran application 146.

The input device 150 may receive a command or data to be used by othercomponent (e.g., the processor 120) of the electronic device 101, fromthe outside (e.g., a user) of the electronic device 101. The inputdevice 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, or akeyboard.

The sound output device 155 may output sound signals to the outside ofthe electronic device 101. The sound output device 155 may include, forexample, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker may be used for generalpurposes, such as playing multimedia or playing record, and the receivermay be used for incoming calls. According to an embodiment, the receivermay be implemented as separate from, or as part of the speaker.

The display device 160 may visually provide information to the outside(e.g., a user) of the electronic device 101. The display device 160 mayinclude, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector andcontrol circuitry to control a corresponding one of the display,hologram device, and projector. According to an embodiment, the displaydevice 160 may include touch circuitry adapted to detect a touch, orsensor circuitry (e.g., a pressure sensor) adapted to measure theintensity of force incurred by the touch.

The audio module 170 may convert a sound into an electrical signal andvice versa. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 may obtainthe sound via the input device 150, or output the sound via the soundoutput device 155 or a headphone of an external electronic device (e.g.,an electronic device 102) directly (e.g., wiredly) or wirelessly coupledwith the electronic device 101.

The sensor module 176 may detect an operational state (e.g., power ortemperature) of the electronic device 101 or an environmental state(e.g., a state of a user) external to the electronic device 101, andthen generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to thedetected state. According to an embodiment, the sensor module 176 mayinclude, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an atmosphericpressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gripsensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, abiometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or anilluminance sensor.

The interface 177 may support one or more specified protocols to be usedfor the electronic device 101 to be coupled with the external electronicdevice (e.g., the electronic device 102) directly (e.g., wiredly) orwirelessly. According to an embodiment, the interface 177 may include,for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universalserial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital (SD) card interface, or anaudio interface.

A connecting terminal 178 may include a connector via which theelectronic device 101 may be physically connected with the externalelectronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102). According to anembodiment, the connecting terminal 178 may include, for example, a HDMIconnector, a USB connector, a SD card connector, or an audio connector(e.g., a headphone connector).

The haptic module 179 may convert an electrical signal into a mechanicalstimulus (e.g., a vibration or a movement) or electrical stimulus whichmay be recognized by a user via his tactile sensation or kinestheticsensation. According to an embodiment, the haptic module 179 mayinclude, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electricstimulator.

The camera module 180 may capture a still image or moving images.According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one ormore lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

The power management module 188 may manage power supplied to theelectronic device 101. According to one embodiment, the power managementmodule 188 may be implemented as at least part of, for example, a powermanagement integrated circuit (PMIC).

The battery 189 may supply power to at least one component of theelectronic device 101. According to an embodiment, the battery 189 mayinclude, for example, a primary cell which is not rechargeable, asecondary cell which is rechargeable, or a fuel cell.

The communication module 190 may support establishing a direct (e.g.,wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel betweenthe electronic device 101 and the external electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 108) andperforming communication via the established communication channel. Thecommunication module 190 may include one or more communicationprocessors that are operable independently from the processor 120 (e.g.,the application processor (AP)) and supports a direct (e.g., wired)communication or a wireless communication. According to an embodiment,the communication module 190 may include a wireless communication module192 (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wirelesscommunication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS)communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (e.g., a localarea network (LAN) communication module or a power line communication(PLC) module). A corresponding one of these communication modules maycommunicate with the external electronic device via the first network198 (e.g., a short-range communication network, such as Bluetooth™,wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA))or the second network 199 (e.g., a long-range communication network,such as a cellular network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g.,LAN or wide area network (WAN)). These various types of communicationmodules may be implemented as a single component (e.g., a single chip),or may be implemented as multi components (e.g., multi chips) separatefrom each other. The wireless communication module 192 may identify andauthenticate the electronic device 101 in a communication network, suchas the first network 198 or the second network 199, using subscriberinformation (e.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI))stored in the subscriber identification module 196.

The antenna module 197 may transmit or receive a signal or power to orfrom the outside (e.g., the external electronic device) of theelectronic device 101. According to an embodiment, the antenna module197 may include one or more antennas, and, therefrom, at least oneantenna appropriate for a communication scheme used in the communicationnetwork, such as the first network 198 or the second network 199, may beselected, for example, by the communication module 190 (e.g., thewireless communication module 192). The signal or the power may then betransmitted or received between the communication module 190 and theexternal electronic device via the selected at least one antenna.

At least some of the above-described components may be coupled mutuallyand communicate signals (e.g., commands or data) therebetween via aninter-peripheral communication scheme (e.g., a bus, general purposeinput and output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobileindustry processor interface (MIPI)).

According to an embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted orreceived between the electronic device 101 and the external electronicdevice 104 via the server 108 coupled with the second network 199. Eachof the electronic devices 102 and 104 may be a device of a same type as,or a different type, from the electronic device 101. According to anembodiment, all or some of operations to be executed at the electronicdevice 101 may be executed at one or more of the external electronicdevices 102, 104, or 108. For example, if the electronic device 101should perform a function or a service automatically, or in response toa request from a user or another device, the electronic device 101,instead of, or in addition to, executing the function or the service,may request the one or more external electronic devices to perform atleast part of the function or the service. The one or more externalelectronic devices receiving the request may perform the at least partof the function or the service requested, or an additional function oran additional service related to the request, and transfer an outcome ofthe performing to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101may provide the outcome, with or without further processing of theoutcome, as at least part of a reply to the request. To that end, acloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computingtechnology may be used, for example.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a mobile electronic deviceaccording to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of theelectronic device of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view ofthe electronic device of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, an electronic device 200 according to anembodiment may include a housing 210 having a first surface (or a frontsurface) 210A, a second surface (or a rear surface) 210B, and a side210C surrounding the space between the first surface 210A and the secondsurface 210B. In another embodiment (not shown), the housing may mean astructure forming some of the first surface 210A, the second surface210B, and the side 210C shown in FIG. 1. According to an embodiment, thefirst surface 210A may be at least partially substantially formed by atransparent front plate 202 (e.g., a glass plate or a polymer plateincluding various coating layers). The second surface 210B may be formedby a substantially opaque rear plate 211. The rear plate 211, forexample, may be made of coated or colored glass, ceramic, a polymer,metal (e.g., aluminum, stainless steel (STS), or magnesium), or acombination of at least two of these materials. The side 210C iscombined with a front plate 202 and a rear plate 211 and may be formedby a lateral bezel structure 218 (or a “lateral member”) including metaland/or a polymer. In an embodiment, the rear plate 211 and the lateralbezel structure 218 may be integrated and may include the same material(e.g., a metallic material such as aluminum).

In the embodiment shown in the figures, the front plate 202 may have twofirst regions 210D, which bend toward the rear plate 211 from the firstsurface 210A and seamlessly extend, at both long edges of the frontplate 202. In the shown embodiment (referring to FIG. 2), the rear plate211 may have two second regions 210E, which bend toward the front plate202 from the second surface 210B and seamlessly extend, at both longedges. In an embodiment, the front plate 202 (or the rear plate 211) mayhave only one of the first regions 210D (or the second regions 210E). Inanother embodiment, some of the first regions 210D or the second regions210E may not be included. In the embodiments, when seen from a side ofthe electronic device 200, the side bezel structure 218 may have a firstthickness (or width) at the sides not including the first regions 210Dor the second regions 210E and may have a second thickness smaller thanthe first thickness at the sides including the first regions 210D or thesecond regions 210E.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 200 may include atleast one or more of a display 210, an audio module 203, 207, 214, asensor module 204, 216, 219, a camera module 205, 212, 213, key inputdevices 217, a light emitting element 206, and connector holes 208 and209. In an embodiment, the electronic device 200 may not include atleast one (e.g., the key input devices 217) of the components, or thelight emitting element 206, or may further include other components.

The display 201, for example, may be exposed through a large part of thefront plate 202. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the display 201may be exposed through the first surface 210A and the front plate 202forming the first regions 210D of the side 210C. In an embodiment, theedge of the display 201 may be formed substantially in the same shape asthe adjacent outline shape of the front plate 202. In another embodiment(not shown), in order to enlarge the exposed area of the display 201,the gap between the outline of the display 201 and the outline of thefront plate 202 may be substantially uniform.

In another embodiment (not shown), a recess or an opening may be formedin a portion of a display area of the display 201, and at least one ormore of the audio module 214, the sensor module 204, the camera module205, and the light emitting element 206 aligned with the recess or theopening may be included. In another embodiment (not shown), at least oneor more of the audio module 214, the sensor module 204, the cameramodule 205, the fingerprint sensor 216, and the light emitting element206 may be disposed on the rear surface of the display region of thedisplay 201. In another embodiment, the display 201 may be combined withor disposed adjacent to a touch sensing circuit, a pressure sensor thatcan measure the intensity (pressure) of a touch, and/or a digitizer thatdetects a magnetic stylus pen. In an embodiment, at least a portion ofthe sensor module 204, 219 and/or at least some of the key input devices217 may be disposed in the first region 210D and/or the second region210E.

The audio module 203, 207, 214 may include a microphone hole 203 andspeaker holes 207 and 214. A microphone for catching external sounds maybe disposed in the microphone hole 203, and in an embodiment, aplurality of microphones may be disposed therein to sense direction ofsounds. The speaker holes 207 and 214 may include an external speakerhole 207 and a receiver hole 214 for a telephone call. In an embodiment,the speaker holes 207 and 214 and the microphone hole 203 may beintegrated into one hole or a speaker (e.g., a piezo speaker) may beincluded without the speaker holes 207 and 214.

The sensor module 204, 216, 219 can generate an electrical signal or adata value corresponding to the internal operation state of theelectronic device 200 or an external environmental state. The sensormodule 204, 216, 219, for example, may include a first sensor module 204(e.g., a proximity sensor) and/or a second sensor module (not shown)(e.g., a fingerprint sensor) disposed on the first surface 210A of thehousing 210, and/or a third sensor module 219 (e.g., an HRM sensor)and/or a fourth sensor module 216 (e.g., a fingerprint sensor) disposedon the second surface 210B of the housing 210. The fingerprint sensormay be disposed not only on the first surface 210A (e.g., the display201), but also the second surface 210B of the housing 210. Theelectronic device 200 may further include a sensor module (not shown),for example, at least one of a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, abarometer sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gripsensor, a color sensor, an Infrared (IR) sensor, a biosensor, atemperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illumination sensor 204.

The camera module 205, 212, 213 may include a first camera 205 disposedon the first surface 210A of the electronic device 200, and a secondcamera 212 and/or a flash 213 disposed on the second surface 210B. Thecamera modules 205 and 212 may include one or more lenses, an imagesensor, and/or an image signal processor. A flash 213, for example, mayinclude a light emitting diode or a xenon lamp. In an embodiment, two ormore lenses (an infrared camera, a wide-angle lens, and a telephotolens) and image sensors may be disposed on one surface of the electronicdevice 200.

The key input devices 217 may be disposed on the side 210C of thehousing 210. In another embodiment, the electronic device 200 may notinclude some or all of the key input devices 217 described above and thenon-included key input devices 217 may be implemented in other typessuch as software keys on the display 201. In an embodiment, the keyinput devices may include a sensor module 216 disposed on the secondsurface 210B of the housing 210.

The light emitting element 206, for example, may be disposed on thefirst surface 210A of the housing 210. The light emitting element 206,for example, may provide state information of the electronic device 200in a light type. In another embodiment, the light emitting element 206,for example, may provide a light source that operates with the operationof the camera module 205. The light emitting element 206, for example,may include an LED, an IR LED, and a xenon lamp.

The connector holes 208 and 209 may include a first connector hole 208that can locate a connector 208 (e.g., a USB connector) for transmittingand receiving power and/or data to and from external electronic devicesand/or a second connector hole 209 (e.g., an earphone jack) that canlocate a connector for transmitting and receiving audio signals to andfrom external electronic devices.

Referring to FIG. 4, an electronic device 400 may include a lateralbezel structure 410, a first supporting member 411 (e.g., a bracket), afront plate 420, a display 430, a printed circuit board 440, a battery450, a second supporting member 460 (e.g., a rear case), an antenna 470,and a rear plate 480. In an embodiment, the electronic device 400 maynot include at least one (e.g., the first supporting member 411 or thesecond supporting member 460) of the components, or may further includeother components. At least one of the components of the electronicdevice 400 may be the same as or similar to at least one of thecomponents of the electronic device 200 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, andrepeated description is omitted below.

The first supporting member 411 is disposed in the electronic device 400and may be connected with the lateral bezel structure 410 or may beintegrated with the lateral bezel structure 410. The first supportingmember 411, for example, may be made of a metallic material and/or anon-metallic material (e.g., a polymer). The display 430 may be coupledto a surface of the first supporting member 411 and the printed circuitboard 440 may be coupled to the other surface of the first supportingmember 411. A processor, a memory, and/or an interface may be mounted onthe printed circuit board 440. The processor, for example, may includeone or more of a CPU, an application processor, a graphic processor, animage signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communicationprocessor.

The memory, for example, may include a volatile memory or a nonvolatilememory.

The interface may include a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI),a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, and/or anaudio interface. The interface, for example, can electrically orphysically connect the electronic device 400 to external electronicdevices and may include a USB connector, an SD card/MMC connector, or anaudio connector.

The battery 450, which is a device for supplying power to one or morecomponents of the electronic device 400, for example, may include aprimary battery that is not rechargeable, a secondary battery that isrechargeable, or a fuel cell. At least a portion of the battery 450, forexample, may be disposed in substantially the same plane as the printedcircuit board 440. The battery 450 may be integrally disposed in theelectronic device 400 and may be detachably attached to the electronicdevice 400.

According to an embodiment, a shielding structure 490 may be disposed onone surface of the printed circuit board 440 to correspond to at leastone electronic part mounted on the printed circuit board 440. Forexample, the shielding structure 490 may be disposed between the printedcircuit board 440 and the first supporting member 411, one surface ofthe shielding structure 490 may be coupled to the metallic portion (notshown) of the first supporting member 411 or a heat dissipation member(e.g., a heat pipe or a vapor chamber), and another surface of theshielding structure 490 may be coupled to the printed circuit board 490while covering at least one electronic part. According to an embodiment,the shielding structure 490 may be a component for preventing emissionof electromagnetic waves generated by at least one electronic part andfor quickly discharging heat generated by at least one electronic partto the outside. For example, the shielding structure 490 may include aninelastic shield member (e.g., a shield can) disposed to surround atleast one electronic part, and at least one heat transfer member beingin contact with the outer surface of the electronic part and arranged tooverlap an opening of the inelastic shield member. According to anembodiment, at least one electronic device mounted on the printedcircuit board 440 may include a central processing unit, an applicationprocessor, a graphic processing unit, an image signal processor, asensor hub processor, a communication processor, a Power Amp Module(PAM), a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC), or a charging IC.

The antenna 470 may be disposed between the rear plate 480 and thebattery 450. The antenna 470, for example, may include a Near FieldCommunication (NFC) antenna, a wireless charging antenna, and/or aMagnetic Secure Transmission (MST) antenna. The antenna 470, forexample, can perform near field communication with external devices orcan wirelessly transmit and receive power for charging. In anotherembodiment, an antenna structure may be formed by a portion or acombination of the lateral bezel structure 410 and/or the firstsupporting member 411.

An electronic device (e.g., 600 in FIG. 6) according to variousembodiments of the disclosure may include a circuit board (e.g., 610 inFIG. 6), an inelastic shield member having a recession and an openingformed in a portion of the recession and disposed on one surface of thecircuit board 610, a processor located in the recession and disposed onthe one surface in correspondence to the opening, a first heat transfermember (e.g., 630 in FIG. 6) disposed in contact with the outer surfaceof the process in at least a portion of the region of the opening, anelastic shield member disposed around the opening, and a second heattransfer member (e.g. 640 in FIG. 6) disposed in contact with the firstheat transfer member 630 and the elastic shield member, in which thesecond heat transfer member 630 includes a metal plate (e.g., 641 inFIG. 6) and a heat transfer material (e.g., 643 in FIG. 6) havingthermal conductivity higher than about 1W/mK and the heat transfermaterial 643 may be coupled to the metal plate 641. The electronicdevice 600 may further include a heat dissipation member (e.g., 650 inFIG. 6) disposed on the second heat transfer member 640. The metal plate641 may include a magnetic metal layer and a plated layer coupled to onesurface of the magnetic metal layer. The magnetic metal layer mayinclude SUS430 and the plated layer may include nickel (Ni). One surfacefacing the heat dissipation member 650 of the heat transfer material 643may have average roughness (RMS value) of 10 um˜100 um. The area of theheat transfer material 643 may be larger than the area of the metalplate 641. At least a portion of the edge region of the heat transfermaterial 643 may protrude toward the periphery of the metal plate 641.The area of the heat dissipation member 650 may be larger than the areaof the heat transfer member. The heat transfer material 643 may includea material in which heat dissipation particles are mixed in syntheticresin. The heat dissipation particles may include alumina particles. Thesynthetic resin may include any one of silicon resin or acryl resin.

An electronic device (e.g., 600 in FIG. 6) according to variousembodiments of the disclosure may include a circuit board (e.g., 610 inFIG. 6), an inelastic shield member having a recession and an openingformed in a portion of the recession and disposed on one surface of thecircuit board 610, an electronic part (e.g. 620 in FIG. 6) located inthe recession and disposed on the one surface in correspondence to theopening, a first heat transfer member (e.g., 630 in FIG. 6) disposed incontact with the outer surface of the process in at least a portion ofthe region of the opening, an elastic shield member disposed around theopening, and a second heat transfer member (e.g. 640 in FIG. 6) disposedin contact with the first heat transfer member 630 and the elasticshield member, in which the second heat transfer member 630 includes ametal plate (e.g., 641 in FIG. 6) and a heat transfer material (e.g.,643 in FIG. 6) coated on the metal plate 641, and may further include aheat dissipation member (650 in FIG. 6) disposed on one surface of theheat transfer material 643. The electronic part 620 may include at leastone of a central processing unit, an application process, a graphicprocessing unit, an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, acommunication processor, a Power Amp Module (PAM), a Power ManagementIntegrated Circuit (PMIC), or a charging. The metal plate 641 mayinclude a magnetic metal layer and a plated layer coupled to one surfaceof the magnetic metal layer. The magnetic metal layer may include SUS430and the plated layer may include nickel (Ni). One surface of the heattransfer material 643 may have average roughness (RMS value) of 10um˜100 um. The area of the heat transfer material 643 may be larger thanthe area of the metal plate 641. At least a portion of the edge regionof the heat transfer material 643 may protrude toward the periphery ofthe metal plate 641. The area of the heat dissipation member 650 may belarger than the area of the heat transfer member.

A heat transfer member (e.g., 640 in FIG. 6) disposed around anelectronic part (e.g., 620 in FIG. 6) according to various embodimentsof the disclosure may include a metal plate (e.g., 641 in FIG. 6) and aheat transfer material (e.g., 643 in FIG. 6) coupled to the metal plate641, one surface of the metal plate 641 may include prominences andrecessions, and a primer layer applied to the prominences and recessionand coupled to the heat transfer material 643, the area of the heattransfer material 643 may be larger than the area of the metal plate641, and at least a portion of the edge region of the heat transfermaterial 643 may protrude toward the periphery of the metal plate 641.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of ashielding structure according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 5, a shielding structure 500 (e.g., the shieldingstructure 490 in FIG. 4) according to various embodiments of thedisclosure may include a first shield member 510, a second shield member520, a first heat transfer member 530, or a second heat transfer member540.

According to an embodiment, the first shield member 510 may be a shieldcan having a recession (not shown, see the recession 713 in FIG. 7)forming a space and an opening 511 formed in a portion of the recession,as an inelastic shield member. For example, the first shield member 510may be disposed on one surface of a printed circuit board (e.g., theprinted circuit board 440 in FIG. 4) and may cover an electronic part(e.g., the processor 120 in FIG. 1) mounted on the printed circuit board440. According to an embodiment, an electronic part may be located inthe space of the first shield member 510 and the electronic part may bearranged to overlap the opening 511. For example, the opening 511 of thefirst shield member 510 may be formed to expose the electronic partlocated in the recession (space).

According to an embodiment, the second shield member 520 may be anelastic shield member disposed around the opening 511 of the firstshield member 510. According to an embodiment, the second shield member520 may be disposed around the opening 511 of the first shield member510 and may be configured to have elasticity. According to anembodiment, the second shield member 520 may have a second opening 521corresponding to the opening 511 of the first shield member 510 and maybe disposed in contact with at least a portion of the first shieldmember 510.

According to an embodiment, the first heat transfer member 530 may bedisposed in at least a portion of the region of the opening 511 of thefirst shield member 510 and may be in contact with the outer surface ofan electronic part. According to an embodiment, the first heat transfermember 530 may be a component that vertically transmits heat generatedby the electronic part. For example, the first heat transfer member 530can transmit heat generated by the electronic part toward the opening511 of the first shield member 510.

According to an embodiment, the second heat transfer member 540 may bedisposed in contact with the first heat transfer member 530 and thesecond shield member 520. According to an embodiment, the second heattransfer member 540 may include a metal plate 541 and a heat transfermaterial (TIM: thermal interface material) 542 coupled on the metalplate 541. For example, the heat transfer material 542 may be coated onone surface of the metal plate 541. According to an embodiment, thesecond heat transfer member 540 may be a component that verticallytransmits heat transmitted from the first heat transfer member 530. Forexample, when heat generated by the electronic part transfers throughthe first heat transfer member 530, the heat transfer material 542 ofthe second heat transfer member 540 can transmit the transferring heatto a heat dissipation member (e.g., a heat pipe or a vapor chamber)disposed on the shielding structure 500 or a component (e.g., themetallic portion of the first supporting member 411 in FIG. 4).According to an embodiment, the metal plate 541 of the second heattransfer member 540 may have a shield function that blockselectromagnetic waves that are generated by the electronic part anddischarged through the opening 511 of the first shield member 510.

FIG. 6 is a configuration cross-sectional view schematically showing aportion of an electronic device assembled with a shielding structureaccording to various embodiments of the disclosure. For example, FIG. 6may be an exemplary view schematically showing the combined state of anelectronic device vertically arranged with reference to an electronicpart mounted on a circuit board 610.

Referring to FIG. 6, an electronic device 600 according to variousembodiments of the disclosure (e.g., the electronic device 400 in FIG.4) includes a circuit board 610 (e.g., the printed circuit board 440 inFIG. 4), and for example, a process (e.g., the processor 120 in FIG. 1)may be mounted, as an electronic device 620, on the circuit board 610.According to an embodiment, a first heat transfer member 630 (e.g., thefirst heat transfer member 530 in FIG. 5) may be disposed on one surfaceof the electronic part 620, and a second heat transfer member 640 (e.g.,the second heat transfer member 540 in FIG. 5) may be disposed on onesurface of the first heat transfer member 630. According to anembodiment, the second heat transfer member 640 may include a metalplate 641 (e.g., the metal plate 541 in FIG. 5) being in contact withone surface of the first heat transfer member 630, and a heat transfermaterial 643 (e.g., the heat transfer material 542 in FIG. 5) disposedon one surface of the metal plate 641.

According to an embodiment, the first heat transfer member 630 may be acomponent that vertically transmits heat generated by the electronicpart 620. For example, the first heat transfer member 630 can transmitheat generated by the electronic part 620 toward the second heattransfer member 640.

According to an embodiment, the second heat transfer member 640 may havea function that vertically transmits heat transmitted from the firstheat transfer member 630. For example, when the heat transfer material643 of the second heat transfer member 640 can transmit heat transmittedfrom the first heat transfer member 630 to a heat dissipation member 650(e.g., a heat pipe or a vapor chamber) disposed on the second heattransfer material 640 or a component (e.g., the metallic portion of thefirst supporting member 411 in FIG. 4).

According to an embodiment, the second heat transfer member 640 may havea function that blocks electromagnetic waves that are generated by theelectronic part 620 and discharged in a perpendicular direction of theelectronic part 620. For example, the metal plate 641 of the second heattransfer member 640 can block electromagnetic waves that are generatedby the electronic part 620 and vertically discharged.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of an electronicdevice assembled with a shielding structure according to variousembodiments of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7, an electronic device 700 (e.g., the electronicdevice 400 in FIG. 4) according to various embodiments of the disclosuremay include a circuit board 710 (e.g., the printed circuit board 440 inFIG. 4), an electronic part 714 (e.g., the processor 120 in FIG. 1)mounted on the circuit board 710, and a shielding structure (e.g., theshielding structure 490 in FIG. 4) for blocking electromagnetic waves ofthe electronic part 714 and quickly discharging heat of the electronicpart 714. According to an embodiment, the shielding structure mayinclude a first shield member 712 (e.g., the first shield member 510 inFIG. 5), a second shield member 718 (e.g., the second shield member 520in FIG. 5), a first heat transfer member 716 (e.g., the first heattransfer member 530 in FIG. 5), or a second heat transfer member 724(e.g., the second heat transfer member 540 in FIG. 5).

According to an embodiment, the first shield member 712 may be a shieldcan having a recession 713 forming a space and an opening 714 (e.g., theopening 511 in FIG. 5) formed in a portion of the recession 713, as aninelastic shield member. For example, the first shield member 712 may bedisposed on one surface of the circuit board 710 (e.g., the printedcircuit board 440 in FIG. 4) and may cover the electronic part 714(e.g., the processor 120 in FIG. 1) mounted on the circuit board 710.For example, the first shield member 712 is disposed around theelectronic part 714 and may have at least one opening 714 at a portionfacing the electronic part 714. According to an embodiment, the firstshield member 712 may be soldered and fixed to the circuit board 710.According to an embodiment, the electronic part 714 may be located inthe space of the first shield member 712 and the electronic part 714 maybe arranged to overlap the opening 714. For example, the opening 714 ofthe first shield member 712 may be formed to expose the electronic part714 located in the recession 713.

According to an embodiment, the second shield member 718 may include anelastic shield member disposed around the opening 714 of the firstshield member 712. According to an embodiment, the second shield member718 may be disposed around the opening 714 of the first shield member712 and may be configured to have elasticity. According to anembodiment, the second shield member 718 may have a second opening 719(e.g., the second opening 521 in FIG. 5) corresponding to the opening714 of the first shield member 712 and may be disposed in contact withat least a portion of the first shield member 712. For example, thesecond shield member 718 may have at least one second opening 719 todischarge heat that is conducted through the first heat transfer member716. According to an embodiment, the second shield member 718 can coverat least a portion of the first shield member 712 to blockelectromagnetic waves of the electronic part 714. For example, thesecond shield member 718 may be electrically connected with the firstshield member 712 in contact with at least a portion of the first shieldmember 712. According to an embodiment, the second shield member 718 mayinclude an elastic layer (not shown) made of an elastic material and ashield layer (not shown) coupled to the outer side of the elastic layer.According to an embodiment, the elastic layer of the second shieldmember 718 may include a material having an elastic material, and forexample, may include polyurethane (PU) foam. According to an embodiment,the shield layer second shield member 718 is configured to surround theoutside of the elastic layer and may include a shield film in which aplurality of nanofibers plated with copper (Cu) or nickel (Ni) arestacked.

According to an embodiment, the first heat transfer member 716 may bedisposed in at least a portion of the region of the opening 714 of thefirst shield member 712 and may be in contact with the outer surface ofthe electronic part 714. According to an embodiment, the first heattransfer member 716 may be a component that vertically transmits heatgenerated by the electronic part 714. For example, the first heattransfer member 716 can transmit heat generated by the electronic part714 toward the opening 714 of the first shield member 712. For example,the first heat transfer member 716 can transmit heat generated by theelectronic part 714 to the second heat transfer member 724 through theopening 714 and the second opening 719. According to an embodiment, thefirst heat transfer member 716 may include a carbon fiber and a materialin which heat dissipation particles are mixed win synthetic resin.According to an embodiment, the heat dissipation particles may includealumina particles. According to an embodiment, the synthetic resin ofthe first heat transfer member 716 may include silicon-based syntheticresin. According to an embodiment, the carbon fiber of the first heattransfer member 716 may be arranged perpendicular to the electronic part714. According to an embodiment, since the carbon fiber is arrangedperpendicular to the electronic part 714, heat generated by theelectronic part 714 can be easily vertically transmitted.

According to an embodiment, the second heat transfer member 724 may bedisposed in contact with the first heat transfer member 716 and thesecond shield member 718. According to an embodiment, the second heattransfer member 724 may include a metal plate 722 and a heat transfermaterial (TIM: thermal interface material) 720 coupled (e.g., coated) onthe metal plate 722. According to an embodiment, the heat transfermaterial 720 may have thermal conductivity higher than an insulatingfilm. For example, the heat transfer material 720 may have thermalconductivity higher than about 1W/mK. Accordingly, the second heattransfer member 724 of the disclosure can have higher heat transferefficiency than a heat transfer member including an insulating film.According to an embodiment, the second heat transfer member 724 may be acomponent that vertically transmits heat transmitted from the first heattransfer member 716. For example, when heat generated by the electronicpart 714 transfers through the first heat transfer member 716, the heattransfer material 720 of the second heat transfer member 724 cantransmit the transferring heat to a heat dissipation member 726 (e.g., aheat pipe or a vapor chamber) disposed on the shielding structure or acomponent (e.g., the metallic portion of the first supporting member 411in FIG. 4). According to an embodiment, the metal plate 722 of thesecond heat transfer member 724 may have a shield function that blockselectromagnetic waves that are generated by the electronic part 714 anddischarged through the opening 714 of the first shield member 712.According to an embodiment, the heat transfer material 720 of the secondheat transfer member 724 may have high thermal conductivity becausethermal contact resistance to the metal plate 722 is low. For example,the surface of the metal plate 722 has fine prominences and recessions,so when a general insulating film is attached to a surface of the metalplate 722, air gaps may be generated on the coupling surface between theinsulating film and the metal plate due to the prominences andrecession. The air gap may cause deterioration of thermal conductivityby increasing thermal contact resistance between the insulating film andthe metal plate 722. However, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure, the heat transfer material 720 is coupled to the metal plate722 by applying and then hardening a liquid composite on the surface ofthe metal plate 722, so the air gaps between the prominences andrecessions formed on the surface of the metal plate 722 can be filledwith the heat transfer material 720. Accordingly, the air gaps betweenthe heat transfer material 720 and the metal plate 722 are removed, sothe second heat transfer member 724 can have lowered thermal contactresistance and high thermal conductivity.

According to an embodiment, the heat transfer material 720 of the secondheat transfer member 724 may include a material in which and heatdissipation particles are mixed win synthetic resin. For example, theheat dissipation particles of the heat transfer material 720 may includealumina particles. According to an embodiment, the synthetic resin ofthe heat transfer material 720 may include a material such as siliconresin or acryl resin.

According to an embodiment, the heat dissipation member 726 may bedisposed on one surface of the second heat transfer member 724. Forexample, the heat dissipation member 726 may be a heat pipe being incontact with a component (e.g., the first supporting member 411 in FIG.4) disposed on the shielding structure.

FIG. 8 is a configuration cross-sectional view schematically showing ametal plate of a second heat transfer member according to variousembodiments of the disclosure. FIG. 9 is the result of testing theshielding performance of the metal plate of the second heat transfermember according to various embodiments of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8, the metal plate 722 of a second heat transfermaterial (e.g., the heat transfer material 724 in FIG. 7) according tovarious embodiments of the disclosure may include a magnetic metal layer810 and a plated layer 820 coupled (coated) on one surface of themagnetic metal layer 810 to increase the blocking performance. Accordingto an embodiment, the magnetic metal layer 810 may include Steel UsedStainless (SUS) 430 and the plated layer 820 may include nickel (Ni).According to an embodiment of the disclosure, since the metal plate 722includes of SUS430, it is possible to block noise (e.g., electromagneticwaves) in a predetermined frequency band (e.g., a low frequency band)generated by the electronic part 714. According to an embodiment of thedisclosure, since nickel (Ni) is plated on the metal plate 722, it ispossible to block noise (e.g., electromagnetic waves) in anotherpredetermined frequency band (e.g., a high frequency band). For example,in the test result of FIG. 9, a curve 901, a curve 902, and a curve 903respectively may mean the degrees (values) of the metal plate 722blocking electromagnetic waves (noise) generated in x-, y-, and z-axialdirections by the electronic part 714. For example, 52.5923, 43.1854,and 70.0029 that are test result values shown at the right upper portionin FIG. 9 may mean the ability to block electromagnetic wave noise. Itcan be seen that the curve 903 showing the blocking ability in thez-axial direction in FIG. 9 has a low slope at all frequency bands (alow frequency band and a high frequency band) and the value showing theresult value is also high in comparison to the other curves 901 and 902.Accordingly, it can be seen that the metal plate 722 of the disclosurehas high blocking performance to not only low-frequency noise, but alsohigh-frequency noise of the electronic part 714 in the z-axialdirection.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of an electronicdevice assembled with a shielding structure according to anotherembodiment of the disclosure. For example, the electronic device shownin FIG. 10 may be partially changed from the electronic device shown inFIG. 7 in the structure of the metal plate and the structure of the heatdissipation member. In FIG. 10, the same components as those shown inFIG. 7 are given the same reference numerals as those of FIG. 7, andonly different components in FIG. 10 are described.

Referring to FIG. 10, in an electronic device 1000 (e.g., the electronicdevice 400 in FIG. 4) according to another embodiment of the disclosure,the area of a heat transfer material 1020 (e.g., the heat transfermaterial 542) of a second heat transfer member 1024 (e.g., the secondheat transfer member 540 in FIG. 5) may be larger than the area of ametal plate 1022 (e.g., the heat transfer material 541 in FIG. 5). Forexample, the heat transfer material 1020 has a first area and the metalplate 1022 may have a second area larger than the first area. Accordingto an embodiment, the metal plate 1022 may have a small area incomparison to the heat transfer material 1020 by etching at least aportion of the edge region. For example, the heat transfer material 1020may have a first portion coupled to the metal plate 1022 and a secondportion not coupled to the metal plate 1022. The second part may be anedge region 1021 of the heat transfer material 1020 not coupled to themetal plate 1022. For example, in a cross-section of the second heattransfer member 1024, at least a portion of the edge region 1021 of theheat transfer material 1020 may protrude in a peripheral direction ofthe metal plate 1022. Alternatively, when seeing the second heattransfer member 1024 in a plane, the heat transfer material 1020 mayhave a first width and a first breadth and the metal plate 1022 may havea second width and a second breadth, in which the first width may belarger than the second width and the first breadth may be larger thanthe second breadth.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, since the area of the heattransfer material 1020 is larger than the area of the metal plate 1022,it is possible to prevent problems related to an electric shock due tocontact of at least a portion of the metal plate 1022 with othersurrounding components. For example, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure, since at least a portion of the edge region of the heattransfer material 1020 protrudes in the peripheral direction of themetal plate 1022, it is possible to prevent the metal plate 1022 fromcoming in contact with other components horizontally disposed, therebybeing able to prevent the problems related to an electric shock.

According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the area of the heatdissipation member 1026 may be increased in an electronic deviceaccording to another embodiment of the disclosure. For example, the areaof the heat dissipation member 1026 may be designed to be larger thanthe area of the heat transfer member 1024. According to an embodiment ofthe disclosure, since the area of the heat dissipation member 1026 isincreased, the heat dissipation effect can be improved.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a manufacturing process that combines aheat transfer substance and a metal plate. FIG. 12A and FIG. 12B areexamples of photographing the surface of a heat transfer material havingroughness. For example, FIG. 11 may be a flowchart showing a process ofcoating a heat transfer material on one surface of a metal plate.

Referring to FIG. 11, a manufacturing process of combining a heattransfer material (e.g., the heat transfer material 720 in FIG. 7) and ametal plate (e.g., the metal plate 722 in FIG. 7) according to anembodiment of the disclosure can prepare the metal plate 722 and performsurface processing on the surface of the prepared metal plate 722 instep 1110. For example, in step 1110, fine prominences and recession canbe formed by etching a portion of the surface of the metal plate 722using a plasma process.

In step 1112, the manufacturing process of combining the heat transfermaterial 720 and the metal plate 722 may include a process of forming aprimer layer by applying a primer composite to the surface of the metalplate 722 having fine prominences and recessions. According to anembodiment, the primer composite may include organic acid metal salt ormetal, or a polymeric resin, in which the polymeric resin may be one ormore selected from polyurethane resin, phenol resin, rosin resin,polyvinyl pyrrolidone resin, acrylate resin, epoxy resin, or celluloseresin, or a combination thereof.

In step 1114, the manufacturing process of combining the heat transfermaterial 720 and the metal plate 722 may include a process of couplingthe heat transfer material 720 to the surface of the metal plate 722 byapplying and hardening a composite of the heat transfer material 720(TIM: thermal interface material) on the surface of the metal plate 722having the primer layer. According to an embodiment, the air gapsbetween the fine prominences and recession formed on the surface of themetal plate 722 may be filled with the heat transfer material 720.Accordingly, the air gaps between the heat transfer material 720 and themetal plate 722 are removed, so thermal contact resistance decreases,and accordingly, the contact surface between the heat transfer material720 and the metal plate 722 can have high thermal conductivity.According to an embodiment, in step 1130, one surface of the heattransfer material 720 may be given predetermined roughness while thecomposite of the heat transfer material 720 is hardened. For example,some (e.g., silicon) of the composite of the heat transfer material 720are discharged through the surface of the heat transfer material 720 ina gas type in the hardening process, and the surface of the heattransfer material 720 may be hardened to have predetermined roughness inthe discharging process. According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG.12A and FIG. 12B, the one surface of the heat transfer material 720 is asurface facing the heat dissipation member (e.g., 726 in FIG. 7) and mayhave average roughness of a predetermined level. For example, theaverage roughness of a predetermined level may include a Root MeanSquare (RMS) value of about 10 μm˜100μm. According to an embodiment ofthe disclosure, since one surface of the heat transfer material 720 haspredetermined roughness, so the adhesive force may decrease andcontamination of the heat transfer material 720 due to surroundingforeign substances can be prevented.

In step 1116, the manufacturing process of combining the heat transfermaterial 720 and the metal plate 722 may include a process of adjustingthe width of the metal plate 722 by partially etching at least a portionof the edge region of the metal plate 722. For example, at least aportion of the edge region of the metal plate 722 can be etched so thatthe area of the metal plate 722 becomes smaller than the area of theheat transfer material 720. Accordingly, in a cross-section of theassembly of the heat transfer material 720 and the metal plate 722, atleast a portion of the edge region of the heat transfer material 720 mayprotrude in the peripheral direction of the metal plate 722.

As described above, various embodiments of the disclosure can blockelectromagnetic waves of an electronic part and can quickly dischargeheat of the electronic part.

The electronic device according to various embodiments may be one ofvarious types of electronic devices. The electronic devices may include,for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smartphone), acomputer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medicaldevice, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance. According toan embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic devices are not limitedto those described above.

It should be appreciated that various embodiments of the presentdisclosure and the terms used therein are not intended to limit thetechnological features set forth herein to particular embodiments andinclude various changes, equivalents, or replacements for acorresponding embodiment. With regard to the description of thedrawings, similar reference numerals may be used to refer to similar orrelated elements. It is to be understood that a singular form of a nouncorresponding to an item may include one or more of the things, unlessthe relevant context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, eachof such phrases as “A or B,” “at least one of A and B,” “at least one ofA or B,” “A, B, or C,” “at least one of A, B, and C,” and “at least oneof A, B, or C,” may include any one of, or all possible combinations ofthe items enumerated together in a corresponding one of the phrases. Asused herein, such terms as “1st” and “2nd,” or “first” and “second” maybe used to simply distinguish a corresponding component from another,and does not limit the components in other aspect (e.g., importance ororder). It is to be understood that if an element (e.g., a firstelement) is referred to, with or without the term “operatively” or“communicatively”, as “coupled with,” “coupled to,” “connected with,” or“connected to” another element (e.g., a second element), it means thatthe element may be coupled with the other element directly (e.g.,wiredly), wirelessly, or via a third element.

As used herein, the term “module” may include a unit implemented inhardware, software, or firmware, and may interchangeably be used withother terms, for example, “logic,” “logic block,” “part,” or“circuitry”. A module may be a single integral component, or a minimumunit or part thereof, adapted to perform one or more functions. Forexample, according to an embodiment, the module may be implemented in aform of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

Various embodiments as set forth herein may be implemented as software(e.g., the program 140) including one or more instructions that arestored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory 136 or external memory138) that is readable by a machine (e.g., the electronic device 101).For example, a processor (e.g., the processor 120) of the machine (e.g.,the electronic device 101) may invoke at least one of the one or moreinstructions stored in the storage medium, and execute it, with orwithout using one or more other components under the control of theprocessor. This allows the machine to be operated to perform at leastone function according to the at least one instruction invoked. The oneor more instructions may include a code generated by a complier or acode executable by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage mediummay be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Wherein,the term “non-transitory” simply means that the storage medium is atangible device, and does not include a signal (e.g., an electromagneticwave), but this term does not differentiate between where data issemi-permanently stored in the storage medium and where the data istemporarily stored in the storage medium.

According to an embodiment, a method according to various embodiments ofthe disclosure may be included and provided in a computer programproduct. The computer program product may be traded as a product betweena seller and a buyer. The computer program product may be distributed inthe form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc readonly memory (CD-ROM)), or be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded)online via an application store (e.g., PlayStore™), or between two userdevices (e.g., smart phones) directly. If distributed online, at leastpart of the computer program product may be temporarily generated or atleast temporarily stored in the machine-readable storage medium, such asmemory of the manufacturer's server, a server of the application store,or a relay server.

According to various embodiments, each component (e.g., a module or aprogram) of the above-described components may include a single entityor multiple entities. According to various embodiments, one or more ofthe above-described components may be omitted, or one or more othercomponents may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality ofcomponents (e.g., modules or programs) may be integrated into a singlecomponent. In such a case, according to various embodiments, theintegrated component may still perform one or more functions of each ofthe plurality of components in the same or similar manner as they areperformed by a corresponding one of the plurality of components beforethe integration. According to various embodiments, operations performedby the module, the program, or another component may be carried outsequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or heuristically, or one or moreof the operations may be executed in a different order or omitted, orone or more other operations may be added.

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 31. An electronic device comprising: a circuit board;an electronic component disposed on the circuit board; a shield framemember including side walls and a top wall having an opening, anddisposed on the circuit board over the electronic component; a firstthermal interface material (TIM) disposed at least partly in contactwith an outer surface of the electronic component in at least a portionof a region of the opening; a shield cover film disposed to cover theopening of the top wall of the shield frame member such that at least apart of the first TIM is disposed between the electronic component andthe shield cover film, the shield cover film comprising: a metal layer,and a second TIM coupled to the metal layer without a medium disposed inbetween that has a lower thermal conductivity than the second TIM; and aheat dissipation member disposed in contact with the shield cover filmand configured to receive at least a portion of heat generated by theelectronic component.
 32. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein theside walls of the shield frame member are substantially perpendicular tothe circuit board and the shield cover film is substantially parallel tothe circuit board, and wherein each of the side walls of the shieldframe member is spaced apart from one corresponding side surface of theelectronic component.
 33. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein afirst surface of the metal layer of the shield cover film is in contactwith a surface of the second TIM of the shield cover film, and wherein asecond surface of the metal layer of the shield cover film is in contactwith the first TIM.
 34. The electronic device of claim 33, wherein thefirst surface of the metal layer comprises at least one of fineprominences and recessions.
 35. The electronic device of claim 33,wherein the shield frame member and the shield cover film collectivelyshield the electronic component to mitigate electromagnetic interferenceassociated with the electronic component.
 36. The electronic device ofclaim 33, wherein an inner area of the second surface of the metal layerof the shield cover film is in direct contact with the first TIM,wherein a fiber layer, comprising fibers coated with copper (Cu) ornickel (Ni), is disposed on at least a portion of an outer area of thesecond surface of the metal layer of the shield cover film that enclosesthe inner area, and wherein the fiber layer is in direct contact withthe shield frame member.
 37. The electronic device of claim 36, whereinthe shield frame member, the fiber layer, and the shield cover filmcollectively shield the electronic component to mitigate electromagneticinterference associated with the electronic component.
 38. Theelectronic device of claim 31, wherein a surface of the second TIM ofthe shield cover film facing the heat dissipation member has an averageroughness of a root mean square (RMS) value of 10 um˜100 um.
 39. Theelectronic device of claim 38, wherein the shield cover film is elastic.40. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the heat dissipationmember comprises a vapor chamber or a heat pipe.
 41. An electronicdevice comprising: a circuit board; an electronic component disposed onthe circuit board; a shield frame member including side walls and a topwall having an opening, and disposed on the circuit board over theelectronic component; a first thermal interface material (TIM) disposedat least partly in contact with an outer surface of the electroniccomponent in at least a portion of a region of the opening; a shieldcover film disposed to cover the opening of the top wall of the shieldframe member such that at least a part of the first TIM is disposedbetween the electronic component and the shield cover film, the shieldcover film comprising: a metal layer including a first surface thatcomprises at least one of fine prominences and recessions, and a secondTIM directly coupled to the first surface of the metal layer byhardening a liquid form of the second TIM applied to the first surfaceof the metal layer; and a heat dissipation member disposed in contactwith the shield cover film and configured to receive at least a portionof heat generated by the electronic component.
 42. The electronic deviceof claim 41, wherein the side walls of the shield frame member aresubstantially perpendicular to the circuit board and the shield coverfilm is substantially parallel to the circuit board, and wherein each ofthe side walls of the shield frame member is spaced apart from onecorresponding side surface of the electronic component.
 43. Theelectronic device of claim 41, wherein a second surface of the metallayer of the shield cover film is in contact with the first TIM.
 44. Theelectronic device of claim 43, wherein the shield frame member and theshield cover film collectively shield the electronic component tomitigate electromagnetic interference associated with the electroniccomponent.
 45. The electronic device of claim 43, wherein an inner areaof the second surface of the metal layer of the shield cover film is indirect contact with the first TIM, wherein a fiber layer, comprisingfibers coated with copper (Cu) or nickel (Ni), is disposed on at least aportion of an outer area of the second surface of the metal layer of theshield cover film that encloses the inner area, and wherein the fiberlayer is in direct contact with the shield frame member.
 46. Theelectronic device of claim 45, wherein the shield frame member, thefiber layer, and the shield cover film collectively shield theelectronic component to mitigate electromagnetic interference associatedwith the electronic component.
 47. The electronic device of claim 41,wherein a surface of the second TIM of the shield cover film facing theheat dissipation member has an average roughness of a root mean square(RMS) value of 10 μm˜100 um.
 48. The electronic device of claim 47,wherein a medium having a lower thermal conductivity than the second TIMis not disposed between the outer surface of the metal layer and thesecond TIM.
 49. The electronic device of claim 48, wherein the shieldcover film is elastic.
 50. The electronic device of claim 41, whereinthe heat dissipation member comprises a vapor chamber or a heat pipe.51. An electronic device comprising: a circuit board; an electroniccomponent disposed on the circuit board; a shield frame member includingside walls and a top wall having an opening, and disposed on the circuitboard over the electronic component; a first thermal interface material(TIM) disposed at least partly in contact with an outer surface of theelectronic component in at least a portion of a region of the opening; ashield cover film disposed to cover the opening of the top wall of theshield frame member such that at least a part of the first TIM isdisposed between the electronic component and the shield cover film, theshield cover film comprising: a metal layer, and a second TIM coupled toa first surface of the metal layer by hardening a liquid form of thesecond TIM applied to the first surface of the metal layer such that amedium having a lower thermal conductivity than the second TIM is notdisposed between the first surface of the metal layer and the secondTIM; and a heat dissipation member disposed in contact with the shieldcover film and configured to receive at least a portion of heatgenerated by the electronic component.
 52. The electronic device ofclaim 51, wherein the side walls of the shield frame member aresubstantially perpendicular to the circuit board and the shield coverfilm is substantially parallel to the circuit board, and wherein each ofthe side walls of the shield frame member is spaced apart from onecorresponding side surface of the electronic component.
 53. Theelectronic device of claim 51, wherein a second surface of the metallayer of the shield cover film is in contact with the first TIM.
 54. Theelectronic device of claim 53, wherein the shield frame member and theshield cover film collectively shield the electronic component tomitigate electromagnetic interference associated with the electroniccomponent.
 55. The electronic device of claim 53, wherein an inner areaof the second surface of the metal layer of the shield cover film is indirect contact with the first TIM, wherein a fiber layer, comprisingfibers coated with copper (Cu) or nickel (Ni), is disposed on at least aportion of an outer area of the second surface of the metal layer of theshield cover film that encloses the inner area, and wherein the fiberlayer is in direct contact with the shield frame member.
 56. Theelectronic device of claim 55, wherein the shield frame member, thefiber layer, and the shield cover film collectively shield theelectronic component to mitigate electromagnetic interference associatedwith the electronic component.
 57. The electronic device of claim 51,wherein a surface of the second TIM of the shield cover film facing theheat dissipation member has an average roughness of a root mean square(RMS) value of 10 um˜100 um.
 58. An electronic device comprising: acircuit board; an electronic component disposed on the circuit board; ashield frame member including side walls and a top wall having anopening, and disposed on the circuit board over the electroniccomponent; a first thermal interface material (TIM) disposed at leastpartly in contact with an outer surface of the electronic component inat least a portion of a region of the opening; a shield cover filmdisposed to cover the opening of the top wall of the shield frame membersuch that at least a part of the first TIM is disposed between theelectronic component and the shield cover film, the shield cover filmcomprising: a metal layer, and a second TIM directly formed on an outersurface of the metal layer by applying a liquid form of the second TIMon the metal layer and hardening the liquid form of the second TIM onthe metal layer such that a medium having a lower thermal conductivitythan the second TIM is not disposed between the outer surface of themetal layer and the second TIM; and a heat dissipation member disposedin contact with the shield cover film and configured to receive at leasta portion of heat generated by the electronic component.
 59. Theelectronic device of claim 58, wherein an inner area of the outersurface of the metal layer of the shield cover film is in direct contactwith the first TIM, wherein a fiber layer, comprising fibers coated withcopper (Cu) or nickel (Ni), is disposed on at least a portion of anouter area of the outer surface of the metal layer of the shield coverfilm that encloses the inner area, and wherein the fiber layer is indirect contact with the shield frame member.
 60. The electronic deviceof claim 59, wherein the shield frame member, the fiber layer, and theshield cover film collectively shield the electronic component tomitigate electromagnetic interference associated with the electroniccomponent.